"right to release the complete series over two sets, with the first containing Series One to Four and the following set containing Series Five to Nine. Acorn Media has released to 'The Reunion Specials' on DVD. In Australia on Region 4, the complete series has been released as individual sets and as a complete collection. North America United Kingdom Australia As Time Goes By (TV series) As Time Goes By is a British romantic sitcom which aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005, running for nine series and three specials. Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, it follows the"
"had large tufts of mammoth hair stuck to it: the cheap sets, the laboured direction, the glaringly unatmospheric lighting, the once-daring surrealistic touches, even the concept itself."" Caitlin Moran of ""The Times"" was more positive, saying ""I actually like this new one. It gently warmed me. It warmed me as ""As Time Goes By"" warms me"" and praising Clunes' interpretation: ""I engage with the escalating depression and insanity of Clunes's Perrin more than I did with Rossiter's..."" Reggie Perrin Reggie Perrin is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", which starred Leonard"
"Geoffrey Palmer (actor) Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, (born 4 June 1927) is an English actor known for his roles in British television sitcoms playing Jimmy Anderson in ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79), Ben Parkinson in ""Butterflies"" (1978–83) and Lionel Hardcastle in ""As Time Goes By"" (1992–2005). His film appearances include ""A Fish Called Wanda"" (1988), ""The Madness of King George"" (1994), ""Mrs. Brown"" (1997), and ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" (1997). Palmer's early television appearances included a variety of roles in Granada Television's ""The Army Game"", two episodes of ""The Baron"" and as a property agent in ""Cathy Come Home""."
"and Gaiters"", ""The Saint"", ""Department S"", ""Doomwatch"", ""Timeslip"", ""Potter"", ""To the Manor Born"", ""Whoops Apocalypse"" and ""Yes Minister"". Although he had long-running roles in popular dramas like the police series ""Softly, Softly"" (where he played the assistant chief constable between 1967–69), his best known role was in the situation comedy ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", which began in 1976, and starred Leonard Rossiter as the title character. Barron's character, CJ (Charles Jefferson), was Perrin's overbearing boss, famous for the catchphrase ""I didn't get where I am today by..."". He even used this in a TV commercial filmed for"
"Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his greatest fame for his television comedy roles, most notably starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series ""Rising Damp"" from 1974 to 1980, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" from 1976 to 1979. Rossiter was born on 21 October 1926 in Wavertree, Liverpool, the second son of Elizabeth (née Howell) and John Rossiter. The family lived over the barber shop owned by his father. He was educated"
"by the Lake, Keswick. More recently she starred in Jemma Kennedy’s ""The Gift"" and Annie Horniman's well-received ""The Price of Coal"" and ""The Old Testament and the New"". Jemma Churchill Jemma Churchill is an English television, theatre, film and radio actress, best known for her roles as Nanny Lyons in ""Upstairs Downstairs"", and Ms Fellows in ""Waterloo Road"". Churchill is the daughter of London-born actor/writer Donald Churchill and Liverpool actress Pauline Yates, best known for her portrayal of Elizabeth Perrin in ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"". Following training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London,"
"Tim Wylton Tim Wylton (born Timothy Higginson; 27 February 1940) is a British actor best known for his television roles as Stanley Dawkins in ""My Hero"", and Lol Ferris in ""As Time Goes By"". As a stage actor he appeared in Zeffirelli's noted 1961 Old Vic production of ""Romeo and Juliet"" and was a ""mainstay"" of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1977. Wylton attended Strathallan School, Perthshire and RADA. He has been acting on British television since 1964, when he made an appearance on ""The Comedy of Errors"". Other early appearances include ""The Liver Birds"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Maybury"","
"Jemma Churchill Jemma Churchill is an English television, theatre, film and radio actress, best known for her roles as Nanny Lyons in ""Upstairs Downstairs"", and Ms Fellows in ""Waterloo Road"". Churchill is the daughter of London-born actor/writer Donald Churchill and Liverpool actress Pauline Yates, best known for her portrayal of Elizabeth Perrin in ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"". Following training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Churchill spent a year singing in pubs and working men's clubs in the East End under the name 'Jemma Churchill - the Cockney Sparrow'. Churchill is married to"
"God"" (1992–94). Other television appearances include ""Foyle's War"": ""War Games"" (2003) as James Philby, as the pilot of a doomed holiday jet in the ""Casualty"" episode ""Cascade"" (1992), and as Mark's careers guiadance counsellor and therapist in the ""Peep Show (TV Series)"" episode ""Dream Job"" (2003). Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor, prominent in 1970s television. Preece was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He played Tom Patterson in the first two series of ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–77) and ""The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin"" (1996) and also had a role in the"
"Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor, prominent in 1970s television. Preece was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He played Tom Patterson in the first two series of ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–77) and ""The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin"" (1996) and also had a role in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""Planet of the Daleks"" (1973). He later appeared as the editor of a local newspaper in 'The Journalist' an episode of ""People Like Us"" (2001) with Chris Langham. Preece played the recurring role of Rev. Sparrow in the British TV series ""Waiting for"
"soon ended in divorce, then to Joan Peart,who died in 1989 after 40 years of marriage, and finally to Helen Christie, who died in 1995. He had two stepdaughters, one each from the second and third marriages. Barron remained active in the profession until his death at the age of 83. John Barron (actor) John Barron (24 December 1920 – 3 July 2004) was an English actor. Although Barron was a familiar face on British television from the 1950s, he is best remembered for his role in the BBC comedy ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79) playing C"
"in 1998. Nobbs died on 8 August 2015 aged 80. He was survived by his second wife and four step-children. David Nobbs David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015) was an English comedy writer, best known for writing the 1970s series ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", adapted from his own novels. Nobbs was born in Petts Wood, London. Following an education at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge, he worked as a reporter for the ""Sheffield Star"", before starting his career in comedy as a writer for ""That Was The Week That Was"" in"
"on incidents at actual stations along the railway from Norbiton and Kingston to Waterloo. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels written by David Nobbs. He also adapted them for a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It was produced from 1976 to 1979. He adapted the screenplay for the first series from the novel. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risqué for television and were toned down or omitted. The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald ""Reggie"" Perrin, who reveals"
"John Barron (actor) John Barron (24 December 1920 – 3 July 2004) was an English actor. Although Barron was a familiar face on British television from the 1950s, he is best remembered for his role in the BBC comedy ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79) playing C J, Perrin's overbearing boss, later employee. The show also gave Barron the memorable catchphrase, ""I didn't get where I am today by..."". Born in Marylebone, London, Barron was interested in acting from an early age. For his 18th birthday his godfather paid his entry fee to RADA. After serving as a"
"world's longest running sitcom. The commercial station ITV had popular successes with ""Rising Damp"" (1974–78, sometimes called the best of all ITV sitcoms), ""Man About the House"" (1973–76) and ""George and Mildred"" (1976–79). ""Rising Damp""'s star, Leonard Rossiter, also played the lead role in the BBC's highly popular ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79). The decline in cinema attendance in this period meant that many of these series were turned into cinema films; the first film version of ""On the Buses"" (1969–73) was the biggest hit at the British box office in 1971. According to Jeff Evans, ""On"
"The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels written by David Nobbs. He also adapted them for a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It was produced from 1976 to 1979. He adapted the screenplay for the first series from the novel. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risqué for television and were toned down or omitted. The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald ""Reggie"" Perrin, who reveals himself in the first series to be aged 46, who is driven to bizarre"
"Moyra Fraser Moyra Fraser (3 December 1923 – 13 December 2009) was an Australian-born English actress and ballet dancer, who is best known for playing Penny Johnson in the long-running sitcom ""As Time Goes By"". Her sister was the actress Shelagh Fraser. She married author Douglas Sutherland, with whom she had a daughter, and Old Etonian Roger Lubbock, by whom she had two sons. Moyra Fraser was born in Sydney, Australia to John Newton Mappin Fraser, a director of Mappin & Webb, and Vera Eleanor (née Beardshaw) on 3 December 1923 and with her family emigrated to the United Kingdom"
"from ""Z-Cars"" to ""Ballykissangel"" and in many films made in Ireland. During early 2016 he starred with Des Keogh in The Quiet Land by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh at Bewley's Theatre Café, Dublin. Derry Power Derry Power (born 1935) is an Irish actor born in Dublin. He appeared in the first production of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow at Dublin's Pike Theatre in 1954. He is best known for playing management genius Seamus Finnegan in the BBC Television sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", with the classic line ""Would you be having a joke there with a simple, tongue-tied"
"lengthy battle with cancer. Trevor Adams Trevor Michael Adams (19 May 1946 – 15 December 2000) was a British actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Tony Webster in the BBC series ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79), whom he played throughout its entire run, and Alan in ""The Wedding Party"" (1975), an episode of ""Fawlty Towers"". Adams attended the then Harold Hill Grammar School, in Harold Hill, Essex from 1957 to 1964, and played leading roles in a number of school plays. Later he trained at RADA and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He"
"David Nobbs David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015) was an English comedy writer, best known for writing the 1970s series ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", adapted from his own novels. Nobbs was born in Petts Wood, London. Following an education at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge, he worked as a reporter for the ""Sheffield Star"", before starting his career in comedy as a writer for ""That Was The Week That Was"" in the early 1960s. He wrote for many of Britain's comedy performers over the years, including Kenneth Williams, Frankie Howerd, Les"
"in many films, the former on film in ""Hell Drivers"" (1957), the latter on television in ""Big Breadwinner Hog"" (1969). He was more prolific in television from the 1960s and played character roles in many series and programmes including ""The Lotus Eaters"" (1972–73) and ""The Duchess of Duke Street"" (1976-77), though is perhaps best known for his role as Doc Morrissey in the BBC sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79) in which his catchphrase was ""Take two aspirins"". He reprised the role in ""The Legacy of Reginald Perrin"" in 1996. Horsley was also cast in the role"
"recurring role as Captain George Brent in ""Colditz"". Chapman's other TV credits include ""Waiting for God"" (""The Helicopter"" episode as Councillor Ferguson), and in the BBC's 1971 adaptation of Jane Austen's ""Persuasion"", as Captain Benwick. He was known in the late 1980s for playing Harwell Mincing, in ITV's children's costume drama ""Return of the Antelope"". In recent years, it is probably Chapman's portrayal of Stephen Johnson in the BBC sitcom ""As Time Goes By"", alongside Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, for which he is best known. Chapman took on the role in Series 2 and appeared regularly until the show"
"Trevor Adams Trevor Michael Adams (19 May 1946 – 15 December 2000) was a British actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Tony Webster in the BBC series ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79), whom he played throughout its entire run, and Alan in ""The Wedding Party"" (1975), an episode of ""Fawlty Towers"". Adams attended the then Harold Hill Grammar School, in Harold Hill, Essex from 1957 to 1964, and played leading roles in a number of school plays. Later he trained at RADA and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He spent a year at"
"Bruce Bould Bruce Bould (born in June 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English actor. Bould began his acting career aged 17 at the Birmingham Repertory, before joining RADA. Best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"". In 1972 he met and married Theresa Watson who plays David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four. Other TV credits include ""Z-Cars"", ""The Good Life"", ""The New Avengers"", ""To the Manor Born"", ""Shelley"", ""Howards' Way"", ""Drop the Dead Donkey"" and ""As Time Goes By"". After many bit-parts on TV, he returned to"
"Joan Sims Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 – 27 June 2001) was an English actress remembered for her roles in the ""Carry On"" films, including ""Carry On Nurse"" (1959), ""Carry On Cleo"" (1964) and ""Carry On Camping"" (1969). She played Mrs. Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in ""On the Up"" (1990–92), and Madge Hardcastle in ""As Time Goes By"" (1994–98). Sims was born on 9 May 1930, the only child of John Henry Sims (1888-1964), station master of Laindon railway station in Essex, and his wife Gladys Marie Sims, née Ladbrook (1896-1981). Sims's early interest"
"Derry Power Derry Power (born 1935) is an Irish actor born in Dublin. He appeared in the first production of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow at Dublin's Pike Theatre in 1954. He is best known for playing management genius Seamus Finnegan in the BBC Television sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", with the classic line ""Would you be having a joke there with a simple, tongue-tied Irishman from the land of the bogs and the little people?"". In a long stage career he has featured in many plays in the Abbey Theatre; he has appeared in TV series"
"appear in productions written by ""Perrin"" creator David Nobbs, the latest being the radio comedy ""The Maltby Collection"". He starred opposite Judi Dench for over a decade in the BBC situation comedy ""As Time Goes By"" (1992–2005). During this time he also appeared with Dench in other productions, including the James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies,"" in which he portrayed Admiral Roebuck, and ""Mrs. Brown"", playing Sir Henry Ponsonby to Dench's Queen Victoria. He played Doctor Price in the ""Fawlty Towers"" episode ""The Kipper and the Corpse"", determined to get breakfast amidst the confusion caused by the death of a"
"the stage in two plays Clever Soldiers, and A Family And A Fortune, with Alec Guinness. Bruce Bould Bruce Bould (born in June 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English actor. Bould began his acting career aged 17 at the Birmingham Repertory, before joining RADA. Best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"". In 1972 he met and married Theresa Watson who plays David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four. Other TV credits include ""Z-Cars"", ""The Good Life"", ""The New Avengers"", ""To the Manor Born"", ""Shelley"", ""Howards' Way"", ""Drop"
"and she embarked on a career in a cabaret, performing her solo act all over the country. She returned to the stage in a variety of popular plays and pantomimes. During the 1970s, she had two very different stints abroad. In Vienna she sang between strip acts at a nightclub while in 1976 she toured America and Canada with the Royal Shakespeare Company in ""London Assurance"", finishing with a six-week run on Broadway. She played the role of the secretary, Joan Greengross (later Webster and Millbeck) in the sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79) and its sequel"
"The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a 1970 British satirical film starring Peter Cook, and co-written by Cook, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Kevin Billington, who directed the film. The film was devised and produced by David Frost under the pseudonym ""David Paradine"". The film satirised the growing influence of PR, spin and opinion polls in British politics, as well as parodying political figures of the time such as Harold Wilson and Enoch Powell. Cook admitted later that he had partly based his portrayal of the Rimmer character on David Frost,"
"of the publication of the ITV listings magazine ""TV Times"". John Cleese was a cast member. In 1970, Cook took over a project initiated by David Frost for a satirical film about an opinion pollster who rises to become President of Great Britain. Under Cook's guidance, the character became modelled on Frost. The film, ""The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer"", was not a success, although the cast contained notable names (including Monty Python's John Cleese and Graham Chapman, who co-wrote the film). Cook became a favourite of the chat show circuit, but his own effort at hosting such a"
"Getting a major break in John Osborne's ""West of Suez"" at the Royal Court with Ralph Richardson, he then acted in major productions at the Royal Court and for the National Theatre Company and was directed by Laurence Olivier in J. B. Priestley's ""Eden End"". Palmer found the play so boring, however, that it put him off a stage career for good. Two sitcom roles brought him attention in the 1970s: the hapless brother-in-law of Reggie Perrin in ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79), and the phlegmatic Ben Parkinson in Carla Lane's ""Butterflies"" (1978–83). He has continued to"
"Collins Pennie Collins Pennie (born June 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in ""Prom Night"" as Ronnie Heflin, and in ""In Time"" as Time Keeper Jaeger. He also starred in the films ""Fame"" and """". Pennie was born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. He is of Trinidadian descent. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Pennie began his career with roles on NBC's hit drama ""Law & Order"" and as a drug-addicted thief on ""Without a Trace"". His television work quickly caught the eye of Ford Model Management, who signed Pennie, leading him to a successful ""ck"